{"product_id":"the-grass-is-singing-doris-lessing","title":"The Grass is Singing (Doris Lessing)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of realism, \u003cem\u003eThe Grass is Singing\u003c\/em\u003e is a superb evocation of Africa's majestic beauty, an intense psychological portrait of lives in confusion and a fearless exploration of the ideology of white supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eSet in Rhodesia, Doris Lessing' astonishing debut novel \u003cem\u003eThe Grass is Singing\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Dick Turner, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, a town girl who hates the bush. Trapped by poverty, sapped by the heat of their tiny brick-and-iron house, Mar, lonely and frightened turns to Moses, the black cook, for kindness and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoris Lessing was one of the most important writers of the second half of the 20th-century and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Her novels include \u003cem\u003eThe Grass is Singing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Good Terrorist\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature. In 2008, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e ranked her fifth on a list of \"The 50 greatest British writers since 1945\". She died in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKATE MOSSE is the international No.1 bestselling and award-winning author of thirteen novels, six works of history and memoir and five plays, and Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction and for Non-Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, Mosse's game-changing Grail adventure, \u003cem\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e, became a multi-million-copy global bestseller. Translated into thirty-eight languages and adapted into a Ridley Scott television series, its conspiracy story, interwoven with a captivating slice of French history, helped readers fall in love with Carcassonne. \u003cem\u003eBorderlands\u003c\/em\u003e is her first medieval\/modern timeslip novel since \u003cem\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e, introducing readers to le Mont Saint-Michel on the eve of the Norman Conquest of England and the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAwarded a CBE in the King's New Year's Honours List 2024 for services to literature, women and charity, Kate Mosse is a visiting professor of Creative Writing \u0026amp; Contemporary Literature at the University of Chichester and a Trustee of the British Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 206 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66396667052381,"sku":"K019757795","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1975779500001A.jpg?v=1793824704","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-grass-is-singing-doris-lessing","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}